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"There could be residue from heroin or meth whatever, and other harmful bodily fluids. If someone doesn't care about themselves, I can promise you, they aren't thinking about your kids. Be cautious.

"All it would take is flakes getting stuck to a blanket, and the baby later putting the blanket in their mouth. Especially with all the fentanyl out there right now, it takes a tiny amount to kill a full grown adult, it would take even less to kill a tiny baby."

As the post went viral, receiving almost 140,000 shares, she added a longer explanation of why she posted - revealing she too had been an addict at one stage.

She added: "Share so this can reach to as many parents, guardians and babysitters as possible. It could mean the difference between life or death or a serious life threatening injury, for a lot of innocent children and unsuspecting parents.